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Student Volunteer LINK is more than students donating time towards a good cause in the
Connecticut Shoreline community.
Mission & Vision
"The Student Volunteer LINK website, created and lead by students, hopes to advance the development of youth service and philanthropy by providing volunteer resources and opportunities."
The purpose of SVL is to encourage and engage a diverse group of young people in community service by making it easier to connect to volunteer opportunities by logging on to its website. SVL believes that if students had an easier way to locate volunteer opportunities they would volunteer more of their time. With strong community support, SVL services hopes to remain free of charge, enabling it to be accessed by students whether using a home, school or library computer. Student Volunteer Link also hopes to encourage community organizations to consider youth as resources and to develop meaningful volunteer positions.
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About Us
The Student Volunteer Link was founded in 2006 by three students: Greyson Gregory, Lyle Gregory and Kade Gregory, who share all administrative responsibilities, with Greyson overseeing technology and Lyle and Kade managing communications, public relations, and marketing. By volunteering their time and because of an enthusiastic community response, the founders hope to create a resource that will always be free of charge for everyone. With a supportive board of directors selected by the founders and an application process for new student managers, the Student Volunteer Link hopes to always be 100% student run and student oriented.
SVL is a student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting students and nonprofit communities in Connecticut. Currently, there is no local service that addresses this specific need. The Student Volunteer Link is unique because it provides students with simple and convenient access to meaningful volunteer opportunities in their community.
www.studentvolunteerlink.com
Like many students, the three founders wanted an easier way to find meaningful volunteering opportunities. They turned their experiences and interests into action, and created a non-profit website, Student Volunteer Link, managed by and for middle and high school students.
- How was SVL formed and funded?
The three founders began in the fall of 2005 to develop the idea behind Student Volunteer LINK website. They wrote a business plan and conducted a survey that determined the need for a volunteer resource for students. All three founders have also volunteered their time to this make the website a success including soliciting donations and grants to help support the website.
Through the generosity of public and private donors, including in-kind donations, a Youth Service America Grant and a GameStop DoSomething grant, SVL started with over $3,000 in funds and equipment donations. In-kind donations are estimated to be worth over $5,000 thanks to internet services provided by John Bacan of Pioneeris.net. SVL has applied for the 501(c)(3) status, so all future donations to SVL will be tax deductible. But, SVL still needs donations to create a sustainable LINK for students. If you are interested in donating funds or in-kind donations, please donate contact gGregory@studentvolunteerlink.com
Statistics
According to Youth as e-citizens "the Web is already integrated into most young people's window on the world...offering at-your-fingertips equivalent of a library, referral service, peer network and more." Also, "websites may be most effective at teaching civic skills when used within a well-defined community that can commit to sustained use." If this is true, SVL is an ideal grassroots initiative within our local community that will be effective and gain support and sustainability. According to The Corporation for National and Community Service with the U.S. census bureau 2005 survey 55% of youth volunteer. With so many teens interested in volunteering, SVL recognized that they needed an easier way to locate service opportunities and also by volunteering more of their time, organizations would benefit. The Volunteer Management Capacity study released by The Urban Institute in February 2004 shows that 9 in 10 charities are ready to take on more volunteers.
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